Magazine reel



Jul 24, 1934. H A, w, W 1,967,648

Patented July 24, 1934 UNETED STATES MAGAZINE REEL Henry A. Wise Wood, New York, N. Y., assignor to Wood Newspaper Machinery Corporation, New York, N. Y., a corporation of Virginia Application June 3, 1932, Serial No. 615,087

Claims.

The principal objects of this invention are to construct a magazine reel for holding heavy rolls of paper or other sheet material in a strong and rigid manner; to take advantage of the necessary space between the rolls to strengthen the 2-2 of Fig. 1.

In the feeding of material to presses and similar machines, web rolls are employed, especially in cases, as in newspaper presses, where it is desirable to eiTect a rapid change from one nearly exhausted web roll to a fresh one. It is a common practice to mount these rolls in a magazine reel which supports two or more at a time. These reels are usually made rotatable or osciljlatable so as to move for the purpose of bringing a fresh roll into position for operation very easily.

The most common type of reel is one in which two pedestals support a central shaft on which are mounted spiders carrying three of these web rolls. On account of the great weight of these rolls the fact that the rolls themselves are lopsided and the further fact that at times there are only two rolls on a three roll reel, difficulty has been encountered which I find to be due to the weakness of the center shaft or member of the reel. It is for the purpose of strengthening this central member that this invention is made.

, Referring to the drawing, the usual pedestals are shown carrying bearings for a central member 11 which is operated from the motor 12 through a gear 13 on the end of the central member. This central member is provided with .two end bearings and two spiders 14 to carry three rolls, in the form shown, although the invention is capable of being applied to reels which carry any number of rolls above two and to supports that, instead of rotating as this one does, swing back and forth.

By reference to Fig. 2 it will be seen that when supplied with three rolls of full size there is a large space in the center that is not occupied. I make the member 11 of general triangular shape substantially filling this space. The sides of the triangle may be plain or concave curves, as shown in Fig. 2. These spiders are provided with clamping screws which secure them against longitudinal movement when the web rolls are mounted in the rotatable chucks carried by the spiders. In matters not mentioned the reel is constructed and operated as usual.

This furnishes a very strong construction as the triangle portion extends from one bearing preferably to the other and provides a rib projecting out on the back opposite each roll, which rib, of course, being an integral part of the shaft on which the reel is mounted, resists bending and breakage to a very high degree.

One of the particular advantages of this invention is that this central member 11 is given a very sturdy construction using all available space between the web rolls when they are in their chucked position. This rigidity of the particular body shown is easily recognizable by the strengthening rib opposite each roll, as stated.

Although I have illustrated and described only one form of the invention I am aware of the fact that modifications can be made therein by any person skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention as expressed in the claims. Therefore I do not wish to be limited in this respect, otherwise than as set forth in the claims, but What I claim is:--

1. As an article of manufacture, a magazine reel having a central member and spiders thereon for carrying three web rolls, said central member being shaped to substantially fill the space between the three web rolls when they are all in position on the spiders and of full size.

2. As an article of manufacture, a support for more than two large rolls comprising a central member and spiders carried thereby for supporting a plurality of rolls, said central member having an integral longitudinal rib projecting into the space between two rolls when mounted thereon, for strengthening purposes.

3. As an article of manufacture, a movable sup port for a plurality of rolls comprising a central longitudinal member supported to turn on an axis and spiders thereon for supporting the several rolls, said central member having a plurality of integral ribs, each extending therefrom radially in each space between two of the web rolls when in position thereon.

4. As an article of manufacture, a magazine reel comprising a central member having ends on which it can turn and having a triangular shape extending substantially from one of these ends to the other to strengthen the same and spiders carried by said member and projecting normally from the centers of the three sides of the central member for supporting three web rolls.

5. As an article of manufacture, a rotary maga- 5 zine reel comprising a central member having a triangular shape with concave sides extending substantially throughout its length to strengthen 

